Hat-fastener



' Patented May 23, |899. D. Y. MOSER &. J. W. DDRNSEIF.

HAT FASTENER.

(Application led Har. 20, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OBADIAH Y. MOSR AND JACOB W. DORNSEIR OF WORDEN, ILLINOIS.

HAT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,587, dated May' 23, 1899.

` Application filed March 2, 1899. Serial No. 709,825. (No model.)

T0 all whom, t may concern/.-

Be it known that we, OBADIAH Y. MOSER and J AcoB W. DoRNsEIE, of the city of Worden, Madison county, State of Illinois, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to hat-fasteners 5 and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l is a perspective view of a hat with a part of the crown broken away, showing our improved invention in position. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of our invention, showing the coiled wire spring partly out of l the casing. Fig. 3 is plan view of the same with the under casing removed, showing the construction of the spring. Fig. 4E is a vertical sectional view taken on the line a a of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a'portion of the inner casing, showing the wire in position ready to be passed through its slot.

The object of the invention is to construct a device that may be fastened to the top of the crown of a hat and is designed to be 0perated from the outer portion of the hat in order to have its wire spring conne in communication with the hair of a person, thus holding the hat tightly thereon, and to take the place of the ordinary hat-pin `which is now in use.

Referring to the drawings, l indicates our complete invention, which consists of an outer casing 2 of any desirable width and depth and is provided on two sides with ears 3, in which are formed elongated openings el, through which are passed fasteners or screws, whereby the saine is held to the crown of the hat. Within the casing 2 is placed a casing 5 and is `held therein by tongues 6, formed on the edge of the vertical portion of the casing 2, and are bent inwardly a sufficient distance to bind against the under surface of the casing 5, thus holding thesame in a rigid position. In the casing 5 is provided a slit 7, the one-half of the casing opposite the slit being bent inwardly, as shown in Figs.` 4f and 5, which is for the purpose of allowingthe coildesired length, according to the depth of the crown of the hat in which it is to be used. In extending the spring for this depth the same may be pulled apart sufliciently by which to allow the end as it passes through the slit 7 in the inner casing to have a more downward angle, and in this inannerit is not necessary to construct the spring of more material than is at present contained in the device.

The invention may be secured in the crown of a hat in other ways than by a fastener or screw. This of course is done according to the desire ofthe user.

This invention is used in hats worn by women, and when the same is operated the end of the spiral passes through the hair sufficiently, thus bearing down upon the crown of the hat and binding the same upon the head of the wearer.

The operation of the invention is as follows: After the device is placed within the crown of the hat and it is desired to operate the sanne the knob l1 is turned, which operates the spiral, bringing its end 12 in communication with the slit 7 and passing therethrough on the outer under side of the inner casing 5, thus allowing as much of the spiral to pass therethrough as desired, according to the depth of the crown. By the continual turning of the knob Il the end of the spiral 12 after passing through the slit in the casing cornes in contact with the hair and winds therethrough, which then pulls downward upon the device and also the top of the crown, holding the same tightly to the head, thus preventing the hat from being displaced. In releasing the device from the head the knob is again turned in a direction opposite to that in which the-device was applied. Thus the IOO spiral is released from the hair and brought back into the casing, as shown in Fig. 4, entirely out of View.

We claim- 1. In a hat-fastener, having an outer and inner casing, an opening formed in the bottom of the inner casing, said easings suitably held together and provided with a means by formed in the lower member, and ears on the outer member, a spiral housed in said Casin g, its one end secured to a post Which is passed through the top of the outer easing and the hat, a knob secured to said spiral for operating the same, said spiral adapted to pass through the opening in the under easing and Wind through the hair of the wearer for the purpose of retaining the hat upon the head, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We affix our signa= tures in presence of two Witnesses. Y

OBADIAH Y. MOSER JACOB W. DORNSEIF Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIoKs, M. P. SMITH. 

